Dave Jackson, Podcast Consultant with The School of Podcasting, and an inductee into the Podcasting Hall of Fame, submitted a question to the website for “The Word From Mouth”. So we invited him on the show to discuss it.

MouthMedia Network CEO Rob Sanchez has a far-reaching conversation with Dave, who has been podcasting since 2005, about the state and future of discovery mechanisms in podcasting, the challenges of growing adoption into podcasting, the need for viral podcast content, and what it will take to make podcasts a household habit across the country. And James Cridland shares the latest headlines in podcasting from Podnews.

Dave Jackson has been a corporate trainer for more than 20+ years. He currently runs the School of Podcasting (www.schoolofpdocasting.com), has written the books “Get your band out of the basement and keep them out of the asylum”​ and “More Podcast Money (morepodcastmoney.com). He works to flatten the learning curve of podcasting and recommend the right equipment cost efficiently. He also does one on one podcast consulting at www.schoolofpodcasting.com. Dave is a featured/keynote speaker at events, and served as the Director of Podcasting for the New Media Expo. He is also a member of the tech support staff at Libsyn.com.

Special thanks to Dave Jackson for joining the show on short notice and for his technical contribution.

Newark Venture Partners and how venture firms are looking at the podcast industry…

JOANNE LIN, Senior Investment Associate at Newark Venture Partners (which has been becoming a notable presence in investing and supporting the podcast industry) talks with MouthMedia Network CEO Rob Sanchez about how the company is thinking about the podcast space, tech platforms, the ubiquity of voice, and the objective of reaching the next frontier of the 83% of the US who haven’t yet adopted podcasts.

Newark Venture Partners (NVP) invests in innovative entrepreneurs that are leveraging their industry expertise to change the way companies do business. They focus on investment themes that align with the strategic priorities of their Corporate investors, and look for passionate founders that are uniquely qualified to build their businesses.

NVP invests across the early stage lifecycle from pre-seed to Series A, and will invest up to $1 Million in an initial check. Post investment they support their Founders thru an in-house Growth Team that helps develop an effective sales approach, and by facilitating introductions to decision makers at their corporate investors.

As well, NVP claims 7 corporate investors and 500+ on-demand subject matter experts who want to work with their start-ups.

Podcasting is growing, professionalizing, and gaining interest — but what will it take to move beyond the 17% of US podcast listeners? Do we choose broad listenership, or squabble over an increasingly competitive space with thin margins?

Three more podcasts illustrating the great variety of content and approaches in podcasting…

Debbie Pace of The Show up Show (everything you need to emerge as a powerful and healthy leader in your life, business and relationships), Fabiana Lowe of The Short Gal Show (standing tall to challenges), and Richard Liebespach of the Self-Protection Essentials podcast (How to stay safe from people who would physically harm you) share their individual stories and approach to content, reaching audience, and making impact – all recorded at the 2018 Podfest Multimedia Expo.

Copyrights and ownership for podcasts, the necessity for platforms to treat podcast content and RSS feeds as copyrighted content even if available to pull, and honoring the work the podcaster is doing with the standards and guidelines put forth. Plus, an interview with Gordon Firemark of “Entertainment Law Update”, along with the latest podcast and in-demand headlines from Podnews. MouthMedia Network studios are powered by Sennheiser.

In this episode:

MouthMedia Network CEO Rob Sanchez on copyright ownership for podcasts, the necessity for platforms to treat podcasts content and RSS feeds as copyrighted content even if available to pull, and honoring the work the podcaster is doing with the standards and guidelines put forth.

A discussion with Mangesh “Mango” Hattikudur, one of the hosts of the highly successful “Part-Time Genius” podcast from How Stuff Works (receiving more than a million downloads monthly) and co-founder of Mental Floss Magazine, on what it takes to build and grow a podcast that’s able to compete in an increasingly crowded space, the state of the industry, and what shows are in development. Plus, an interview with Christian Brito of “Eat. Sleep. Fantasy – Fantasy Football Podcast”, along with the latest podcast and in-demand headlines from Podnews. MouthMedia Network studios are powered by Sennheiser.

In this episode:

Hattikudur as a cofounder of Mental Floss Magazine, and after 17 years joining How Stuff Works to start the podcast “Part-Time Genius”

Bringing humor into serious topics, and a perspective of state on podcast industry

Treating all culture like pop culture, use bits of humor, how get people to pay attention

Humor as a way in such as the famous “swimsuit issues” of historical figures

Working with largest for profit company in the podcast space, as there are more people in the space it gets harder

In this episode:

MouthMedia Network CEO Rob Sanchez talks with Mangesh “Mango” Hattikudur, one of the hosts of the highly successful “Part-Time Genius” podcast from How Stuff Works (receiving more than a million downloads monthly) and co-founder of Mental Floss Magazine, on what it takes to build and grow a podcast that’s able to compete in an increasingly crowded space, the state of the industry, and what shows are in development.